Gibbs Rules

  • Rule #1: Never let suspects stay together (Yankee White - Season 1)
  • Rule #1: Never screw over your partner. (Blowback - Season 4)
  • Rule #2: Always wear gloves at a crime scene. (Yankee White - Season 1)
  • Rule #3: Don't believe what you're told. Double check. (Yankee White - Season 1)
  • Rule #3: Never be unreachable. (Deception - Season 3)
  • Rule #4: If you have a secret, the best thing is to keep it to yourself.
    The second-best is to tell one other person if you must.
    There is no third-best. (Blowback - Season 4)
  • Rule #7: Always be specific when you lie. (Reveille - Season 1)
  • Rule #8: Never take anything for granted. (Probie - Season 3)
  • Rule #9: Never go anywhere without a knife.
    (One Shot, One Kill - Season 1, Missing - Season 1, Probie - Season 3)
  • Rule #12: Never date a coworker. (Enigma - Season 1)
  • Rule #15: Always work as a team. (Leap of Faith - Season 5)
  • Rule #18: It's better to seek forgiveness than ask permission. (Silver War - Season 3)
  • Rule #22: Never, ever bother Gibbs in interrogation. (Smoked - Season 4)
  • Rule #23: Never mess with a Marine's coffee if you want to live. (Forced Entry - Season 2)

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